The Story of Tonight
Lin-Manuel Miranda
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I may not live to see our glory I may not live to see our glory But I will gladly join the fight But I will gladly join the fight And when our children tell our story And when our children tell our story They’ll tell the story of tonight Let’s have another round tonight Let’s have another round tonight Let’s have another round tonight Raise a glass to freedom Something they can never take away No matter what they tell you Raise a glass to the four of us Tomorrow there’ll be more of us Telling the story of tonight They’ll tell the story of tonight Raise a glass to freedom Something they can never take away No matter what they tell you Let’s have another round tonight Raise a glass to the four of us Tomorrow there’ll be more of us Telling the story of tonight Let’s have another round tonight They’ll tell the story of tonight Raise a glass to freedom They’ll tell the story of tonight Raise a glass to freedom They’ll tell the story of tonight They’ll tell the story of tonight
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10 facts about this song
Song Creation"The Story of Tonight" is from the hit Broadway musical, "Hamilton," which was created and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Album ArtistLin-Manuel Miranda sang in the original Broadway cast recording of "The Story of Tonight."
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Hamilton's InspirationThe musical "Hamilton" was inspired by a biography on Alexander Hamilton written by Ron Chernow. Miranda read the biography and was inspired to create a hip-hop musical around Hamilton's life.
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Historical Context"The Story of Tonight" features a scene where Alexander Hamilton, John Laurens, Hercules Mulligan, and Marquis de Lafayette toast to freedom and their own personal ambitions before the Revolutionary War.
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Reprised VersionThe song is reprised twice during the musical. Once in “The Story of Tonight (Reprise)” and again in “The World Was Wide Enough.”
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Award-Winning Musical"Hamilton" was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and won 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
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Pop Culture ImpactThe popular phrase from the song, “Raise a glass to freedom,” has resonated with the audience, becoming a rally cry among Hamilton fans and even showing up on fan-made merchandise.
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Music GenreDespite being a Broadway musical, "The Story of Tonight" and the entirety of "Hamilton" features a mix of hip-hop, R&B, pop, and traditional-style show tunes.
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Tribute Element"The Story of Tonight" is based on the structure and melody of "Leaving On a Jet Plane" by John Denver. It is one of the few instances in Hamilton where Miranda directly emulates another song.
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Public PerformanceThe quartet performed "The Story of Tonight" at the Obama White House in 2016.
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